Installing new optical fibres is expensive. So network operators want to make better use of their existing capacities. A new type of laser diode from Darmstadt could help. It has now been put into practice with the industry. Light floods through the extensive office windows on the sixth floor of ... Read More »
Mobile apps that allow users to create their own emojis or share the stylized images of NBA star Stephen Curry and other celebrities are paying off for a small upstate New York company. Moji Maker— with its mix-and-match menu of happy, angry or goofy faces—was the No. 2 paid app ... Read More »
There is a crack in everything, Leonard Cohen sang; that’s how the light gets in. Now a team led by scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has explored the properties of a promising class of materials with new capabilities that depend on those cracks. Their results ... Read More »
At what was once a remote desert outpost with spotty cell service and little infrastructure other than the shell of a quarter-billion-dollar futuristic hangar, Christine Anderson has watched the transformation of Spaceport America from her office window. The hangar sits just to the south, its patina metal paneling and glass ... Read More »
A team of researchers at MIT has developed a new way of making windows that can switch from transparent to opaque, potentially saving energy by blocking sunlight on hot days and thus reducing air-conditioning costs. While other systems for causing glass to darken do exist, the new method offers significant ... Read More »
Previously, we showed you how to use Hyper-V, available in Windows 10 Pro only; to setup a virtual machine with another copy of Windows. I recently needed to perform some testing, but realized I would need the Internet for this to work. Unfortunately, Hyper-V’s out of box networking support is ... Read More »
For many, Windows 95 was their first operating system and opened the door to a lifetime of computer use. If you’ve ever wondered what some of the modern programs and services are, Russian artist Misha Petrick gives us a glimpse of what Instagram would look like if it premiered back ... Read More »
Russia’s defence ministry said it will cease hostilities around Syria’s ravaged city of Aleppo for three hours each day to allow humanitarian aid into the city. “To guarantee total security for the convoys to Aleppo there will be humanitarian windows established from 10am to 1pm local time starting tomorrow,” the ... Read More »
okemon Go players were furious when Niantic ruined their gaming experience a little over a week ago by releasing an update for Android and iPhone that removed the nearby Pokemon tracking feature, but also by making Pokemon catching a lot harder than before. Niantic explained why it removed the tracker ... Read More »
Back in 2014, HP first announced its first set of Stream Windows laptops to take on Chromebooks. Today, HP is revamping its Stream series with new laptops. These updated laptops comes with faster Wi-Fi performance, improved battery life, lighter weight and a thinner form factor and some models are now ... Read More »
